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Sunday, 5 July 2026

Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Phobos

Phobos rises on the western side of the Martian sky and traverses it for 4 hours and 15 minutes before setting in the east.

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NASA

After the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, NASA began the development of the Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

It is a joint program with private corporations—SpaceX, Boeing, and the Sierra Nevada. SpaceX provid ...

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NASA

The second Crew Dragon mission, SpaceX Crew-2, set the record for the longest spaceflight by the U.S. after spending 200 days in orbit.

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Large Magellanic Cloud

The next description of the galaxy appeared in Amerigo Vespucci's writings on his third expedition. He observed the object in the years 1503 - 1504.

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Fungi

Most fungi develop as hyphae, which are cylindrical, thread-like structures 2-10 µm in diameter and up to several centimeters long.

The hyphae branch and connect, which leads to the formation of mycelium, which is an interconnected ...

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Titan

So far, more than 80 lakes have been discovered on its surface.

The seas and lakes of Titan are filled with liquid hydrocarbons.

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Silver

Silver is used in medicine wherever it is necessary to reduce the risk of bacterial infections (surgical instruments, dialysis devices).

Silver is also currently used in disinfectants and disinfectants, as well as preparations to prevent infection of wounds and burns.

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Aurora

It is believed that the aurora phenomenon may occur on all other extrasolar planets that have a magnetic field and a magnetosphere exposed to stellar winds.

The resolution of the telescopes does not make it possible to capture an image of this phenomenon, but the emission of radio waves accompanying the aurora can be detected using radio telescopes.

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Brain

Thanks to the word patterns stored in memory, a person is able to read the text in which the letters have been mixed.

It is enough for the first and last letters of a word to be in the correct place.

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Graphene

Since the beginning of the 21st century, many companies and research laboratories have been working on developing commercial applications of graphene.

In 2014, the National Graphene Institute was established at the University of Manchester for this pu ...

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